page_title: Timeline of the Donald Trump presidency (2017 Q3)
section_title: Week 24
hierarchical_section_title: Timeline of the Donald Trump presidency (2017 Q3) / Timeline / July 2017 / Week 24
caption_attribution_description: Cumbre de Líderes del G20
context_page_description: The following is a timeline of the presidency of Donald Trump during the third quarter of 2017. To navigate between quarters, see Timeline of the Donald Trump presidency.
context_section_description: Monday, July 3
  President Trump speaks by telephone to German Chancellor Angela Merkel discussing issues including climate change, the Women's Entrepreneurship Financing Initiative and trade.
  President Trump discusses by telephone the migration crisis and the upcoming G20 summit with Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni.
  Tuesday, July 4
  President Trump condemns on Twitter the successful test launch of a North Korean ICBM potentially capable of reaching Alaska or Australia.
  Vice President Pence attends a Fourth of July Parade at Grandville, Michigan, with governor Rick Snyder.
  Secretary of State Rex Tillerson says the U.S. "will never accept a nuclear-armed North Korea".
  The number of U.S. states refusing to comply with President Trump's Commission on Election Integrity is reported to have risen to 44.
  President Trump hosts military personnel and their families for a picnic and fireworks show at the White House as part of Independence Day celebrations.
  Wednesday, July 5
  President Trump, his family and advisors arrive in Warsaw, Poland, ahead of the G20 summit.
  Ambassador Haley informs the UN Security Council that the U.S. is prepared to deploy any of its military options to defend itself and its allies from North Korea if other options fail.
  Kris Kobach, vice-chairman of the Commission on Election Integrity, confirms that 20 states have provided them with voter information, while 14 states and the District of Columbia have refused to do so.
  Thursday, July 6
  President Trump attends a joint press conference in Warsaw with Polish President Andrzej Duda, reaffirming the U.S. commitment to NATO and citing the "severe" options available in respect of North Korea.
  President Trump, with the First Lady, attends a wreath-laying ceremony at the Warsaw Uprising Monument and delivers a speech in defense of shared democratic values, calling on Russia to cease all destabilizing activity.
  President Trump attends the Three Seas Initiative to discuss reduction of Central and Eastern European nations' dependency on Russian oil and gas imports and increased U.S. LNG imports.
  President Trump meets with Croatian President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic privately to discuss issues including security and energy.
  President Trump arrives in Hamburg, Germany, ahead of the G20 summit.
  President Trump meets with German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the Hotel Atlantic to discuss issues such as trade, climate change, global security and the threat of North Korea's nuclear program.
  President Trump attends the Northeast Asia Security Dinner, discussing with South Korean President Moon Jae-in and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe calling on China to restrain North Korea's nuclear ambitions.
  Vice President Pence visits the Kennedy Space Center.
  Walter Shaub, Director of the U.S. Office of Government Ethics (OGE), resigns effective July 19.
  Friday, July 7
  President Trump attends the G20 summit hosted by German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
  President Trump holds a bilateral meeting with Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto, during which he reiterates the call for Mexico to pay for the border wall.
  President Trump holds a bilateral meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, calling for improved relations. An undisclosed second meeting between the two occurs later in the day.
  Secretary of State Tillerson appoints Kurt Volker Special Representative for Ukraine Negotiations.
  Saturday, July 8
  President Trump holds a bilateral meeting with British Prime Minister Theresa May, promising to expedite a new trade deal.
  The Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative is launched by First Daughter Ivanka Trump and the World Bank whereby the U.S. commits $50 million to the fund.
  President Trump holds a bilateral meeting with Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, welcoming increased U.S. participation in the ASEAN–U.S. Summit, East Asia Summit, and APEC.
  President Trump holds a bilateral meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzō Abe to discuss trade issues and North Korea.
  President Trump holds a bilateral meeting with Indonesian President Joko Widodo, promising to work on do
caption: G-20 leaders at the 2017 G-20 Hamburg Summit
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